Johnson County rejects anti-fracking question

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Posted Mar. 19, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 19, 2014 at 11:46 PM

Posted Mar. 19, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 19, 2014 at 11:46 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Voters in a struggling southern Illinois county have rejected a ballot referendum meant to pressure the county’s governing board to restrict a debated oil drilling practice, leaving open the question of whether the measure failed because of confusion or the prevailing need for jobs.